Revisiting the Show-Stopping Galia Lahav Runways at Paris Haute Couture Week
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Paris Haute Couture Week was especially hot this time around for the spring/summer 2019 season. The fashion pack hit a searing heat wave — both literally and figuratively — enduring record steamy temps and taking in so much sumptuous couture on the runways, plus the world’s most renowned celebrities packing the front rows.

The whirlwind of non-stop glamour, both on and off the catwalks, brought us back to the four — yes, four — times Galia Lahav presented her jaw-dropping, show-stopping couture, co-designed with Sharon Sever, at the unparalleled Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.

In celebration of another season in the books, let’s take a stroll down memory lane with Galia Lahav Couture as we revisit the most breathtaking way to experience the City of Lights: via the collections, followed by the glittering celebrities who immediately wore our designs. Ripped from the runway, as they say.

Victorian Affair Spring/Summer 2017
Of course, Galia Lahav’s grand debut at Couture Week had to make an impact — and it did — starting with the carefully chosen venue: Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées. *mic drop*


The 19th century museum and national treasure — officially designated as “monument historique” by the French Ministry of Culture — offered a magnificent and architecturally spectacular complement to the Victorian and La Belle Epoque-inspired couture collection. The ornate Beaux-Arts décor of the historical site has actually been the top locale choice of heritage French couture houses throughout the ages.


Galia Lahav Couture brought its late 19th century inspiration into modern day with innovative takes on time-honored details, such as, intricately embellished and adorned corsetry, a mix of lush textures — fabrics, laces, ornamentation and beading — and overall message of empowerment through classic femininity. In-house fabric technicians even integrated fabric dyeing techniques and hi-tech embossed silicone with original antique lace from the 1890s by Lesage.


The rich color palette of blacks, gold, bronze, romantic pinks and purples were hand-dyed in homage to the era, including the stunning ruby red velvet, ribbon-detailed and deep plunge gown later worn by Julianne Hough. Of course, the real finale for the Victorian Affair collection came courtesy of our Queen Beyoncé, who chose the Queen Victoria wedding dress-inspired and Swarovski-crystal-embellished Thelma gown to wear to her vow renewal to Jay Z. Talk about a moment in history.


Cabinet de Curiosités Fall/Winter 2017
Galia Lahav returned to Paris the next season with its own version of the fantastical, earth science-driven cabinet of curiosities. But sartorially speaking, of course. Thrilling wonders of the Earth (and the oceans) meshed with other-wordly elements through Lahav and Sever’s elevated twists on suiting silhouettes and cocktail dresses. Opulent and exotic textures escaped out of the figurative display cabinet and out into the wild. Iridescent paillettes in metallic shades of blue and deep emeralds conjured up imagery of the deep seas, plus bright poppies and soft nudes, brought the beauty of nature to mind.